Obama's comment was accurate IMHO. The country is in a sad state specifically because of the lies and obfuscation of the administration. With recent history in mind, it is easy to see where Obama was going with his comments. For the comments of Landrieu, she was referring to the fact that if terrorists blew up the levees, they would probably have been fixed long before now. The words they spoke are clear, and in english. Why is it necessary to read stuff into the words?

Hey, come to think of it. If Obama had bangs and pointy ears, he would bear a striking resemblance to Mr. Spock.

Tom, are you using "fixed" in the same sense that I used "fixed" when I said while leaving Manhattan just yesterday, "I'm glad they fixed that site by building the new tower. I could see for miles from the observation deck".

Yup, the Administration is the one that lies and obfuscates. IMHO, of course.

The REAL irony of it all is, as I sit here in Manhattan, we haven't received the aid he promised us either.

I find most of the arguments liberals use to be based on logical fallacy. Tom illustrates this beautifully and adds to the irony of the original post.

He profers that the country is in a "sad state" and offers no metric to support what is an opinion. Opinion stated as fact does not make it fact. It makes it an unsupported assertion.

I find liberal arguments to be based mostly on ad hominem (Bush is dumb, cowboy, Hitler, etc), appeals to authority (2000 scientists say man is causing global warming), appeals to ignorance (the federal government did little or nothing after Katrina), false dilemmas (if you do not support X government wealth redistribution scheme, people will starve/go without healthcare).

Jody, what aid have "we" not received that he promised?

They just whining that NYC only gets over $100M/year in DHS booty.

Quit helping out, Purple. I asked Jody. :-)